# Accident 19861004047789A: Amtrsx CASSUTT1, Brighton, CO, October 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Van Aire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9504° N, 104.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9504&lon=-104.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913M-2006-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cassutt SPORT RACER (registry code 19704JC, https://openairdocs.org/model/cassutt-sport-racer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental PC60-6 (registry code 17010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-pc60-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 594 total, 525 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004047789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CANOPY BECAME UNLATCHED DURING FLIGHT. STALLED AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING A RETURN TO AIRPORT WHILE HOLDING CANOPY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN87DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTE01), Oct 4, 1986: Cassutt Sport Racer (N913M), Brighton, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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